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Thursday,
February 28, 1980
Volume 63, No. 17 rro Augustana
met to discuss what committees need to be
formed for preparing until the family's ar-rival
and how the whole campus can help.
Clothing, household furnishings and sup-plies
donations, apartment rentals,
volunteer transportation resources, as
well as education, health care, and other
needs must be supplied. Committees will
include an adult and student chairperson
' with additional student volunteers. Some
committees will be completely student
run.
All students are invited to add to the
number of the Task Force. This undertak-ing
is tremendous and will only be possi-ble
if many students bring their ideas and
work. Next week another meeting will be
held to divide up into committees and
begin work. Time and place will be posted
around campus.
Within the next few weeks, student and
faculty/staff support will be appealed by
the reorganized Task Force. All these ap-peals
will be as non-monetary donations,
such as those previously listed. These
donations, especially those involving time
with the family in tutoring, shopping,
transporting, and visiting are vital to the
family's feeling of acceptance and care.
As with February 20th's mealticket
donation day, the Augustana community
has an even greater potential to respond
to this new family—specific people mak-ing
plans to come here to Sioux Falls.
Refugee family to
arrive soon
The response by students and
faculty/staff last week of $8,100 to the
Refugee Resettlement Fund has cemented
the plans of the Refugee Task Force in br-inging
a refugee family to Sioux Falls,
Hopefully, a visible proof of the
donation's purpose will be seen by this
spring. Earlier today the adult support
group and students informed Lutheran
Social Services on a decision of specific
refugees' names that the agency had of-fered.
These people will arrive anywhere
from three weeks to two or more months,
depending upon, refugee camp pro-cedures.
Because of the tremendous response by
Augustana members, this family's sup-port
is possible, and the Refugee Task
Force greatly thanks all contributors for
their donations. ,Last week Thursday,
February 21, the adult support group,
members composed of Augustana faculty
and Sioux Falls residents, and a number of
students met for considerations on future
procedures since the financial basis had
been set. The sponsorship form of LIRS
(Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Ser-vice)
was signed, yet the names of specific
refugees were not selected at that time.
Organizationally, the student and adult
support groups will reform into new com-mittees
to look into preparations for the
family. Yesterday, the student Task Force
Ron Pierson, singer and guitarist, (pictured here) along with Julie Wood,
Greg Johnson, Tim Stadem, David Grindberg, Becky Johnson and others
entertained in the Commons Lounge last week as part of UBG Cof-feehouse's
Open Stage.
This week
special ASA Convention/
details in a
special section. 1
Augie pleases Nelsen
By Randy Dockendorf
"Very elated!" were the only words Dr. William
Nelsen could use to describe his feelings upon being
elected the seventeenth president of Augustana College.
Bubbling with anticipation, he was on hand to share
some of that enthusiasm with delegates at Monday
night's ASA convention, where he delivered the keynote
address.
"I was unsure of Augie at first because I felt that I
knew so little about the school, but now I know that it's
definitely the right thing at the right time for me," he
said. "I see a lot of support for the college, and an open-ness
and honesty everywhere. The faculty is a lot
stronger than even they realize, and the Board of
Regents is very active. I'm ready to become part of
Augustana—there's no doubt about it!"
Visibility is of key importance to Nelsen, both in for-mal
and informal channels. Formally, he wants to meet
with ASA, campus organizations, and student commit-tees
regularly. "Working with ASA will be important. I
was student body president and remember the frustra-tions
and positive aspects," he added. "I want to make
sure ASA knows that I care, and I want to keep inform-ed
by meeting with the officers."
"'I also consider the informal processes important,"
he said. "I want to invite students and faculty to my
home for continuing conversations and sit with students
at meals. I even challenge any student to a basketball
game (if he cares to!)."
Nelsen addressed definite areas of concern on the
campus. Food service was an issue at the convention,
and Nelsen believes in a very careful evaluation before
bringing in an outside food service. The gains of possi-ble
efficiency must be balanced against the loss of pre-sent
workers. "There is a sense of community commit-ment
with which we must not lightly interfere," he said.
Healthy concerns for Augustana's energy crisis by the
student body impressed Nelsen when he visited the cam-pus
in December. "It's solid business sense, good
economics and shows the commitment of the student
body on this problem," he commented. "As for the
future, we need to show a continuing concern about
buildings and energy efficiency. We must strive for , bet-ter
use and less costs."
Student participation in faculty and course evalua-tions
is supported by the new president. 'We need good,
systematic input from students. There is always in-put—
it's just a question of whether it will be good or
helter-skelter," he said. "Personally, I prefer essays by
students rather than statistical data. We need a growth
and development of the faculty and courses, not on per-sonnel
decisions."
On the question of dorm policies, Nelsen said that
"I'm open to listening to the students, but at the present
time I will uphold the present alcohol policy. The pro-blem
we would face at Augustana would be similar to
the one at St. Olaf—namely, if we move from a no-alcohol
policy where do we move toward and still main-tain
limits?"
Nelsen to page 11
page
Candidates/
rreeppoorrtt on all
ASA positions
Page 9 Convention/
complete
report
page 9 Kuck/Wyant
a look back
at their term

Thursday,
February 28, 1980
Volume 63, No. 17 rro Augustana
met to discuss what committees need to be
formed for preparing until the family's ar-rival
and how the whole campus can help.
Clothing, household furnishings and sup-plies
donations, apartment rentals,
volunteer transportation resources, as
well as education, health care, and other
needs must be supplied. Committees will
include an adult and student chairperson
' with additional student volunteers. Some
committees will be completely student
run.
All students are invited to add to the
number of the Task Force. This undertak-ing
is tremendous and will only be possi-ble
if many students bring their ideas and
work. Next week another meeting will be
held to divide up into committees and
begin work. Time and place will be posted
around campus.
Within the next few weeks, student and
faculty/staff support will be appealed by
the reorganized Task Force. All these ap-peals
will be as non-monetary donations,
such as those previously listed. These
donations, especially those involving time
with the family in tutoring, shopping,
transporting, and visiting are vital to the
family's feeling of acceptance and care.
As with February 20th's mealticket
donation day, the Augustana community
has an even greater potential to respond
to this new family—specific people mak-ing
plans to come here to Sioux Falls.
Refugee family to
arrive soon
The response by students and
faculty/staff last week of $8,100 to the
Refugee Resettlement Fund has cemented
the plans of the Refugee Task Force in br-inging
a refugee family to Sioux Falls,
Hopefully, a visible proof of the
donation's purpose will be seen by this
spring. Earlier today the adult support
group and students informed Lutheran
Social Services on a decision of specific
refugees' names that the agency had of-fered.
These people will arrive anywhere
from three weeks to two or more months,
depending upon, refugee camp pro-cedures.
Because of the tremendous response by
Augustana members, this family's sup-port
is possible, and the Refugee Task
Force greatly thanks all contributors for
their donations. ,Last week Thursday,
February 21, the adult support group,
members composed of Augustana faculty
and Sioux Falls residents, and a number of
students met for considerations on future
procedures since the financial basis had
been set. The sponsorship form of LIRS
(Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Ser-vice)
was signed, yet the names of specific
refugees were not selected at that time.
Organizationally, the student and adult
support groups will reform into new com-mittees
to look into preparations for the
family. Yesterday, the student Task Force
Ron Pierson, singer and guitarist, (pictured here) along with Julie Wood,
Greg Johnson, Tim Stadem, David Grindberg, Becky Johnson and others
entertained in the Commons Lounge last week as part of UBG Cof-feehouse's
Open Stage.
This week
special ASA Convention/
details in a
special section. 1
Augie pleases Nelsen
By Randy Dockendorf
"Very elated!" were the only words Dr. William
Nelsen could use to describe his feelings upon being
elected the seventeenth president of Augustana College.
Bubbling with anticipation, he was on hand to share
some of that enthusiasm with delegates at Monday
night's ASA convention, where he delivered the keynote
address.
"I was unsure of Augie at first because I felt that I
knew so little about the school, but now I know that it's
definitely the right thing at the right time for me," he
said. "I see a lot of support for the college, and an open-ness
and honesty everywhere. The faculty is a lot
stronger than even they realize, and the Board of
Regents is very active. I'm ready to become part of
Augustana—there's no doubt about it!"
Visibility is of key importance to Nelsen, both in for-mal
and informal channels. Formally, he wants to meet
with ASA, campus organizations, and student commit-tees
regularly. "Working with ASA will be important. I
was student body president and remember the frustra-tions
and positive aspects," he added. "I want to make
sure ASA knows that I care, and I want to keep inform-ed
by meeting with the officers."
"'I also consider the informal processes important,"
he said. "I want to invite students and faculty to my
home for continuing conversations and sit with students
at meals. I even challenge any student to a basketball
game (if he cares to!)."
Nelsen addressed definite areas of concern on the
campus. Food service was an issue at the convention,
and Nelsen believes in a very careful evaluation before
bringing in an outside food service. The gains of possi-ble
efficiency must be balanced against the loss of pre-sent
workers. "There is a sense of community commit-ment
with which we must not lightly interfere," he said.
Healthy concerns for Augustana's energy crisis by the
student body impressed Nelsen when he visited the cam-pus
in December. "It's solid business sense, good
economics and shows the commitment of the student
body on this problem," he commented. "As for the
future, we need to show a continuing concern about
buildings and energy efficiency. We must strive for , bet-ter
use and less costs."
Student participation in faculty and course evalua-tions
is supported by the new president. 'We need good,
systematic input from students. There is always in-put—
it's just a question of whether it will be good or
helter-skelter," he said. "Personally, I prefer essays by
students rather than statistical data. We need a growth
and development of the faculty and courses, not on per-sonnel
decisions."
On the question of dorm policies, Nelsen said that
"I'm open to listening to the students, but at the present
time I will uphold the present alcohol policy. The pro-blem
we would face at Augustana would be similar to
the one at St. Olaf—namely, if we move from a no-alcohol
policy where do we move toward and still main-tain
limits?"
Nelsen to page 11
page
Candidates/
rreeppoorrtt on all
ASA positions
Page 9 Convention/
complete
report
page 9 Kuck/Wyant
a look back
at their term